US Secret Service admits multiple failures over Trump assassination bid

The US Secret Service's Acting Director Ronald Rowe details a litany of security failures uncovered by its review of the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump at a rally in July. Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks was able to open fire from a nearby rooftop at the outdoor event held by Republican election candidate Trump, who narrowly escaped death and suffered a wound to his right ear.

The review "identified deficiencies in the advanced planning and its implementation by Secret Service personnel," the Acting Director said at a press briefing. Crooks was shot dead by Secret Service personnel. Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle resigned in the aftermath of the incident and several additional Secret Service agents have been put on leave.